# 3-floor Gangnam café for pineapple cake cookies and black sesame latte - By Gaeun (https://superchart.com/en/@afternoon-sugar-bowl/) - Written Sep 8, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was provided/sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@afternoon-sugar-bowl/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@afternoon-sugar-bowl/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/index.md) ## In short Something About Coffee is a three-floor dessert café in an alley between Gangnam and Sinnonhyeon stations in Seoul. Settling into the bright second-floor main level with its terrace, the writer tried the pineapple cake coconut cookie, pistachio cheese cake, hojicha choux milk tea, and black sesame cream latte, and the 100% dairy cream stood out as especially rich. If you want wide seating paired with heavy, satisfying desserts, Something About Coffee is the answer. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–22:30 (dine-in until 22:00) - **Parking**: Not available - **Size**: Large café spanning 3 floors; counter and outdoor terrace seating on 2nd floor - **Hojicha choux milk tea**: ₩8,500 - **Black sesame cream latte**: ₩8,000 - **Pistachio cheese cake**: ₩9,600 - **Pineapple cake coconut cookie**: ₩6,200 *as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026* One of the large cafés with genuinely good desserts, tucked between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station! I'd actually been here a few times before, but it had been a while, so I paid another visit haha. ![Square photo of Something About Coffee drinks and desserts](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-01-1nql4-1200.webp) > Something About Coffee ## Hours & parking info - ⏰ Hours: Daily 11:00–22:30 (dine-in until 22:00) - 🚗 Parking: Not available - 📍 Location: An alley between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station ![White exterior of Something About Coffee in an alley off Gangnam-daero](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-02-hfia8-900.webp) ## Simple outside, three floors inside Something About Coffee sits in a spot you've probably passed by if you've ever wandered the alleys near Gangnam Station hunting for good food, hahaha. The exterior is white and simple, so it's easy to walk right past — but this is actually a large café spanning three whole floors, and it gets busier and busier as the night goes on. Already a well-known café! ![Exterior view of the three-floor Something About Coffee building](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-03-1difu-900.webp) You can dine in until 10pm, and on weekday lunch hours you can grab drinks to go too. But above all, this is a café near Gangnam Station known for great desserts made with 100% dairy cream — ![Interior and seating on the first floor of Something About Coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-04-xbb9b-900.webp) ## The vibe on floors 1, 2, and 3 Right when you walk in, the first floor already has this many seats. (And this is just some of it!) ![Table seating on the first floor of Something About Coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-05-8z80c-900.webp) ![View of first-floor seating at Something About Coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-06-6y6vq-900.webp) ![Wide hall seating at Something About Coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-07-130ms-900.webp) The main second floor has the counter along with outdoor terrace seating! Maybe because the counter is there, it's the brightest, sunniest of the three floors — honestly it might be the best spot to sit. ![Main second floor with counter and terrace seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-08-1b2zz-900.webp) The third floor is better for larger groups? The lighting is a bit dimmer and the atmosphere is quieter, so if you want to relax comfortably and intimately, the third floor works well too! ![Dimly lit third-floor seating for larger groups](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-09-19os3-900.webp) ![Quiet atmosphere on the third floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-10-72z5t-900.webp) ## Browsing the dessert showcase We grabbed a table on the second floor and went to check out the desserts we'd been wanting to try at Something About Coffee~~~~ Cookies, financiers, pound cakes, scones — all looking delicious, in flavors like chocolate, Earl Grey, and butter. Half the fun is just browsing and picking. ![Dessert showcase with cookies and financiers on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-11-iy2vf-900.webp) In the chilled case, there were the popular fruit sandos right now along with all kinds of cakes! Being autumn, there were even cakes made with seasonal fig and chestnut haha. ![Chilled showcase filled with fruit sandos and cakes](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-12-130m2-900.webp) ![Autumn cakes topped with fig and chestnut on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-13-10cty-900.webp) It's a dessert spot, but the drink menu is also super varied, so I decided to try something more adventurous haha. Ordered the hojicha choux milk tea and black sesame cream latte I'd seen on the poster!! ![Poster advertising the new hojicha choux milk tea](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-14-eunl8-900.webp) ## What we ordered & prices - Hojicha choux milk tea ₩8,500 - Black sesame cream latte ₩8,000 - Pistachio cheese cake ₩9,600 - Pineapple cake coconut cookie ₩6,200 ![Table spread with two drinks and two desserts ordered](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-15-1sjle-900.webp) ### Pistachio cheese cake First up, the pistachio cheese cake! It's topped with crumble and pistachio pieces, and there are pistachio bits packed into the cheesecake itself, wow. A dessert that fully lives up to its name..<3 ![Pistachio cheese cake topped with crumble](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-16-w8k66-900.webp) ![Cross-section of cheesecake with pistachio bits inside](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-17-v2bn3-900.webp) Between the dense cheesecake layers, that nutty pistachio flavor really comes through!! It's less sweet and more savory and heavy, so eating just this one cake fills you up, haha. It doesn't taste like artificial pistachio flavoring (like Baskin Robbins) at all — it tastes like there's real pistachio in there, which makes it feel premium, and it was delicious ㅠ The crumble on top was nutty and crunchy and great too!! ![A forkful of pistachio cheese cake](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-18-1poe2-900.webp) ### Pineapple cake coconut cookie I picked the pineapple cake coconut cookie because the name was unusual and I was curious — and it turned out to be a cookie that really captures the feel of pineapple cake, with a dense cookie dough base topped with coconut powder and pineapple jam! ![Pineapple cake coconut cookie topped with coconut powder and pineapple jam](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-19-1430k-900.webp) You can tell from the cross-section — the texture is exactly like real pineapple cake, sweet and heavy, so eating just this one is enough for a full sugar rush lol. But the pineapple jam cuts through with a bright tartness, and a hint of coconut aroma keeps it from feeling too rich. If you love pineapple cake, you'll be totally into this! ![Cross-section of the pineapple cake coconut cookie](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-20-1b4ff-900.webp) ### Hojicha choux milk tea And then the new menu item Something About Coffee seems to be pushing right now — the hojicha choux milk tea, hahaha. It's milk tea topped with hojicha cream and a cream choux, all put together into one wild drink. ![Hojicha choux milk tea topped with hojicha cream and cream choux](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-21-kg07h-900.webp) Since the choux soaks in the cream, they recommended eating it quickly before it gets too soggy — turns out the cream choux was actually an ice choux, which explains it! It's delicious on its own, but dipping it into the hojicha cream makes it taste even more premium... The hojicha cream itself is super rich, and its aroma and flavor sink deep into the milk tea — if you love hojicha, you have to try this. The hojicha cream was genuinely delicious!!! I wish they'd make other desserts with it too haha. ![Black sesame cream latte topped with black sesame cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte-22-1vg22-900.webp) ### Black sesame cream latte Lastly, the black sesame cream latte — a latte topped with nutty black sesame cream, and that combo just can't fail... You can tell from looking that there's a ton of black sesame in there, so the flavor is really rich, but the sweetness is lower than expected, making it easy to drink a good amount?! They also had a matcha cream latte, which is probably good too haha. Something About Coffee is definitely a cream specialist... ## Still just as good on a return visit Anyway, even coming back after a long while, the desserts at Something About Coffee — this large café near Gangnam Station — are still just as good!! Recommended for anyone near Gangnam or Sinnonhyeon stations looking for a spacious café. I'll definitely come back for more dessert next time it crosses my mind~~ ## Where it is - Something About Coffee (썸띵어바웃커피) - 30, 1, 2, 3F Gangnam-daero102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 강남대로102길 30 1, 2, 3층 - 37.5028451, 127.0278394 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%8D%B8%EB%9D%B5%EC%96%B4%EB%B0%94%EC%9B%83%EC%BB%A4%ED%94%BC/@37.5028451,127.0278394,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@afternoon-sugar-bowl/something-about-coffee-pineapple-cookie-sesame-latte/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt